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SOF+1 | What is the risk in investing in jewelry? |
I have an intention of buying expensive jewelry, and if it comes to it, sell the items on "rainy days" |
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princesspea990
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Don't do this. I bought a diamond ring for £1,000 a few years ago and took it to a jeweller along with another £400 diamond ring and two gold bands. I was given £200. However we went to Dubai last year and bought a diamond ring for £4,000. At home it was valued at £6,000 so have a holiday in Dubai and buy yourself some real diamonds. The designs are exquisite, nothing like what you see here in England. I would look at investing in something a little more safe and secure though. |
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raysor
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It's a bit like paintings. You may like it, but it may not be a good investment. The same as jewellery; you are paying a lot for the design and the skill in it's manufacture. It's real value (intrinsic) however is the scrap value of the basic components, which may be very little. There are a lot of tricks in retail jewellery such as hollow chain. Remember gold especially is very ductile and can be stretched very thinly. Don't buy jewellery as an investment unless you can buy it at it's scrap weight value. |
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Joe C
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Jewelry is a terrible investment.
An emergency fund of cash in a savings account is used for "rainy days" |
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piet lul
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someone might steal it. |
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jeff410
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Jewelry, like any other hard asset, can be illiquid. Transaction costs such as appraisals. And precious metals prices tend to be volatile. In other words hard to turn into quick cash. But in inflationary times hard assets such as these can be good investments. |
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muncie birder
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Jewelry does not make a very good investment vehicle. You buy retail and sell below wholesale. A loosing proposition if there ever was one. On top of that if you were to ask ten appraiser what an item is worth, you might very well get 10 different answers with a very wide variance. On top of that there is a decent possibility that burglers might relieve you of it unless you keep it in a lock box in the bank which will cost you money. |
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Don
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Jewelry is like a new car. You lose 30% when you drive it off the car lot. |
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NotEckyBoy
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Jewellery is governed by "fashion", the mark up on jewellery is phenomenal and it doesn't hold its value well. It's not a good investment, unless you really like the piece of course. |
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Zwinky
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Its a good idea in theory, but I would say no from experience.
I have found that jewellery depreciates faster than you would imagine. As soon as a piece is worn, it gets wear and tear, scratched etc
If you do buy an antique piece, then you would need to make sure that the price you pay is a price that you would make back if you sold it. This is almost impossible to do!
I recently had a 1ct diamond ring valued at only £100 ! Would you believe it! And it was 18carat gold. It was a gift to me, but I am sure that it would have cost more than that when it was bought!! I honestly think that you would be better saving your money in an ISA savings account. At least you know that there is a guaranteed return. And up to £3000 a year tax free.
Go along to the auction house, you will see that beautiful jewelry is not selling for high prices, in most cases less than £100. (and this is diamonds I am talking about, which are supposed to be very expensive!) It is shocking, really! |
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cleakyboi
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unless you got somewhere reputable to sell it or can prove its real and your customers will trust you i dont tink it would be a good idea. Better off looking for somthing abit cheap to buy an sell. Me and my m8 recently bought a load of guitar froma company that is closing down and are making over 110% profit with most of what we sell and they are still almost double if you look to buy them on the internet. If ifs not to much people wil buy anything. |
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Luli
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I think for it to work out, you need to be looking at REALLY expensive items.
HUGE flawless diamonds, celebrities cast offs, antiques...
Things that have something about them that makes them special.
If you just go into a department store and buy an expensive ring, it will be highly reproduced and therefore hugely devalued as second hand - until it falls into the antiques category way after you have died. |
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lillardlane@yahoo.com
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Well, before you buy it, take pictures of it, and have it insured. I have heard of people buying stuff at flea markets and on E-Bay. But you need to insure it and lock your policies up in a fire proof and water proof box. Good Luck. |
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pickles
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second hand jewelery gets nothing compared to its initial value. invest your money in something more sensible. like interest earning accounts... |
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